`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`RIMFROST AS
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`Petitioner
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`AKER BIOMARINE ANTARCTIC AS
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No.: IPR2020-01533
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,816,046
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`Issue Date: November 14, 2017
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`Title: Bioeffective Krill Oil Compositions
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`UNDER 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.1 ET SEQ.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`I.
`INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1
`II. MANDATORY NOTICES ............................................................................ 3
`A.
`Real parties-in-interest ......................................................................... 3
`B.
`Related matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)) ............................................. 3
`C.
`Counsel (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10(a)) .................................. 7
`D.
`Service information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)) ...................................... 8
`PATENT OFFICE FEES ................................................................................ 9
`III.
`IV. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW ........... 9
`A. Grounds for Standing (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a)) .................................... 9
`B.
`Level or Ordinary Skill in the Art ........................................................ 9
`C.
`Identification of Challenge and Relief Requested
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.22(a)(1)) ........................ 10
`1.
`Claims for which Inter Partes Review is Requested
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2)) ....................................................... 10
`Specific Statutory Grounds on which the Challenge is
`Based (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(2)) ............................................10
`Earliest Effective Priority Date ................................................11
`3.
`Prior Art References ................................................................11
`4.
`Claim Construction – Ordinary and Customary Meaning
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3)) .................................................................13
`35 U.S.C. § 325(d) Does Not Preclude This Petition ........................14
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`SUMMARY OF THE ‘046 PATENT ..........................................................15
`A.
`State of the Art ...................................................................................15
`B.
`Prior Art ..............................................................................................19
`1.
`Breivik II (Exhibit 1037) .........................................................19
`2.
`Yoshitomi (Exhibit 1033) ........................................................ 21
`3.
`Budziński (Exhibit 1008) ......................................................... 22
`4.
`Fricke (Exhibit 1010) ............................................................... 23
`5.
`Bottino II (Exhibit 1038) .........................................................24
`6.
`Randolph (Exhibit 1011) .......................................................... 26
`7.
`Sampalis I (Exhibit 1012) ........................................................27
`Background of the ‘046 Patent ...........................................................28
`Prosecution History of the ‘046 Patent ..............................................29
`Construction of the ‘046 Patent Claim Terms ....................................32
`1.
`Claims 1 and 13 – “krill oil” ....................................................33
`2.
`Claims 1 and 13 – “polar solvent” ...........................................33
`3.
`Claims 1 and 13 – “astaxanthin ester” .....................................34
`4.
`Claims 1 and 13 – “krill meal” ................................................ 35
`5.
`Claims 1 and 13 – “destroy the activity of lipases and
` phospholipases” .......................................37
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`VI. COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL PRECLUDES PATENT OWNER
`FROM ADVANCING THE SAME PATENTABILITY
`ARGUMENTS REJECTED IN 877 FWD, 905 FWD, 765 FWD,
`453 FWD AND 752 FWD ............................................................................38
`VII. EACH GROUND PROVIDES MORE THAN A REASONABLE
`LIKELIHOOD THAT EACH CLAIM OF THE ‘046 PATENT IS
`UNPATENTABLE .......................................................................................40
`A. Ground 1: § 103(a) – Breivik II, Yoshitomi, Budziński, Fricke,
`Bottino II, Sampalis I [Claims 1-10] ..................................................41
`1.
`Claim 1 .....................................................................................41
`(a)
`The method steps of claim 1 ..........................................42
`(i)
`Obtaining krill meal by treating krill to destroy
`the activity of lipases and phospholipases ..........42
`Storing krill meal .................................................44
`(ii)
`(iii) Extracting krill oil with a polar solvent ...............45
`(b) Krill oil with greater than 30% phosphatidylcholine
`and astaxanthin esters ....................................................45
`Claim 2 .....................................................................................46
`Claim 3 .....................................................................................47
`Claim 4 .....................................................................................47
`Claim 5 .....................................................................................48
`Claim 6 .....................................................................................48
`Claim 7 .....................................................................................49
`Claim 8 .....................................................................................49
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`Claim 9 .....................................................................................50
`9.
`10. Claim 10 ...................................................................................50
`Ground 2: § 103(a) – Breivik II, Yoshitomi, Budziński, Fricke,
`Bottino II and Randolph [Claims 11-12] ...........................................57
`1.
`Claims 11-12 ............................................................................57
`Ground 3: § 103(a) – Breivik II, Budziński, Fricke, Yoshitomi,
`Bottino II, Randolph and Sampalis I [Claims 13-19] ........................60
`1.
`Claim 13 ...................................................................................60
`(a)
`The method steps of claim 12 ........................................ 61
`(i)
`Obtaining Euphausia superba krill meal by
`treating to destroy the activity of lipases and
`phospholipases .....................................................61
`Storing krill meal .................................................62
`(ii)
`(iii) Extracting krill oil with a polar solvent ...............62
`Claim 14 ...................................................................................64
`2.
`Claim 15 ...................................................................................64
`3.
`Claim 16 ...................................................................................65
`4.
`Claim 17 ...................................................................................65
`5.
`Claim 18 ...................................................................................65
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`Claim 19 ...................................................................................66
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`CLAIM CHART .................................................................................69
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`VIII. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................89
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`IX. Certificate of Compliance .............................................................................90
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`Final Written Decision, IPR2018-00295, June 12, 2019, Paper
`35 (U.S. Patent No. 9,320,765).
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`Reserved.
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`Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS v. Rimfrost AS, Nos. 2019-1097,
`2019-1078 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2019)
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`Inter Partes Review Certificate US 9,028,877 Kl cancelling all
`claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,028,877, issued March 12, 2020.
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`Inter Partes Review Certificate US 9,078,905 Kl cancelling all
`claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,078,905, issued March 11, 2020.
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`Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims
`[claims 1–32] Unpatentable and Denying Patent Owner’s
`Motion to Amend, IPR2018-01178, Patent 9,375,453 B2, dated
`January 13, 2020.
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`Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims
`[claims 33–61] Unpatentable and Denying Patent Owner’s
`Motion to Amend, IPR2018-01179, Patent 9,375,453 B2, dated
`January 13, 2020.
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`Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims
`[claims 1-20. i.e., all claims] Unpatentable and Denying Patent
`Owner’s Motion to Amend, IPR2018-01730, Patent 9,072,752
`B2, dated March 6, 2020.
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`Reserved.
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`Ballantine, J.A., Roberts, J.C., and Morris, R.J. (1980), “Marine
`Sterols. XII. The Sterols of Some Pelagic Marine Crustaceans”
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`INTRODUCTION
`Petitioner, real party-in-interest, Rimfrost AS, a Norwegian corporation
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,816,046
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`with its principal place of business at Vågsplassen, 6090, Fosnavåg, Norway,
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`petitions the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ( “Board” or “PTAB”) of the United
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`States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”), pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319
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`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.1 et seq., to institute an inter partes review and to find
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`unpatentable and cancel claims 1-19 of U.S. Patent No. 9,816,046, entitled
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`“Bioeffective Krill Oil Compositions” (“the ‘046 patent”) (Exhibit 1001) which is
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`assigned to Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS (“Aker”).
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`The Board should now be well versed in the subject matter recited and
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`claimed in the challenged ‘046 patent. On six prior occasions, the Board issued
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`Final Written Decisions finding all claims of five Aker patents sharing the same
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`specification and reciting identical subject matter unpatentable:
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,028,877 (“the ‘877 patent”)
`IPR2017-00746, Paper 23 (PTAB Aug. 10, 2018) (“877 FWD”);
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,078,905 (“the ‘905 patent”)
`IPR2017-00745, Paper 24 (PTAB Aug. 10, 2018) (“905 FWD”);
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,320,765 (“the ‘765 patent”)
`IPR2017-00295, Paper 35 (PTAB June 12, 2019) (“765 FWD”);
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,375,453 (“the ‘453 patent”)
`IPR2018-01178, Paper 34 (PTAB Jan. 13, 2020) (“453 FWD I”)
`IPR2018-00179, Paper 34 (PTAB Jan. 13, 2020) (“453 FWD II”);
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,072,752 (“the ‘752 patent”)
`IPR2018-01730, Paper 35 (PTAB March 6, 2020) (“752 FWD”).
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`In each of these Final Written Decisions, the Board evaluated claim
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`limitations that are materially similar, if not identical, to those recited in the
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`claims of the ‘046 patent. Notably, the Federal Circuit affirmed
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`877 FWD and 905 FWD. Additionally, Patent Owner failed to seek appellate
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`review of 453 FWD I, 453 FWD II and 752 FWD.
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`The Board should also be familiar with the prior art relied on by Petitioner
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`in challenging the claims of the ‘046 patent. With the exception of a single prior
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`art reference disclosing krill meal storage, each reference in this Petition was
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`applied and relied on in one or more of the Board’s previous Final Written
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`Decisions. Given the materially identical claim limitations and common prior art,
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`collateral estoppel should control the majority of issues needed to evaluate the
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`patentability of the claims of the ‘046 patent.
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`At bottom, there is a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner will prevail with
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`respect to at least one claim challenged in this Petition. Petitioner respectfully
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`requests that the Board institute trial on all claims of the ‘046 patent.
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`II. MANDATORY NOTICES
`A. Real parties-in-interest
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`Olympic Holding AS, Emerald Fisheries AS, Rimfrost USA, LLC,
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`Rimfrost New Zealand Limited, Bioriginal Food and Science Corp., and
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`Petitioner, Rimfrost AS, are identified as the real parties-in-interest. Several other
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`entities have a majority ownership interest in the above-identified real parties-in-
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`interest. Based on those ownership interests, and in an abundance of caution,
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`Petitioner also names Stig Remøy, SRR Invest AS, Rimfrost Holding AS and
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`Omega Protein Corporation as real parties-in-interest.
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`B. Related matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Aker previously asserted the ‘877 and ‘905 patent in a lawsuit captioned Aker
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`Biomarine Antarctic AS v. Olympic Holding AS; Rimfrost AS; Emerald Fisheries AS,
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`Rimfrost USA, LLC; Avoca Inc.; and Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. Case No.
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`1:16-CV-00035-LPS-CJB (D. Del.). This litigation was initially stayed in view of
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-1019 instituted by the United States International Trade
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`Commission on September 16, 2016 as noticed in the Federal Register. The ITC
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,816,046
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`proceeding was entitled In the Matter of Certain Krill Oil Products and Krill Meal
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`for Production of Krill Oil Products and involved to the ‘877 and ‘905 patents, as
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`well as Patent Owner’s related ‘765, ‘453 and ‘752 patents. The ITC investigation
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`identified Olympic Holding AS, Rimfrost AS, Emerald Fisheries AS, Avoca Inc.,
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`Rimfrost USA, LLC, Rimfrost New Zealand Limited and Bioriginal Food & Science
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`Corp. as respondents.
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`On May 23, 2017, ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1019 was terminated.
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`Exhibit 1054. In addition, a Stipulation of Dismissal as to Avoca, Inc. was granted
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`by the Delaware District Court on May 30, 2017.
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`On January 27, 2017, Petitioner filed petitions in IPR2017-00745 and
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`IPR2017-0747 requesting review of claims 1-20 of the ‘905 patent. On February 3,
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`2017, Petitioner filed petitions in IPR2017-0746 and IPR2017-00748 requesting
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`review of claims 1-19 of the ‘877 patent. Each was instituted on August 16, 2017.
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`On September 6, 2017, the Delaware District Court action was stayed pending
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`resolution of these IPRs. On August 24, 2018, the Board ruled that claims 1-20 of
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`(Exhibit 1103); 877 FWD (Exhibit 1104).
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`On October 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a
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`consolidated opinion, affirmed the Board’s Final Written Decisions in IPR2017-
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`00745 and IPR2017-00746 finding all claims of the ‘877 and ‘905 patents
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`unpatentable. Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS v. Rimfrost AS, 786 F. App’x 251
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`(2019) (Exhibit 1154). On October 28, 2019, based on the Federal Circuit’s
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`affirmance of 877 FWD and 905 FWD, the Delaware District Court action was
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`dismissed with prejudice.
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`In March 2020, the Patent Office issued Inter Partes Review Certificates
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`cancelling claims 1-19 of the ‘877 patent and claims 1-20 of the ‘905 patent.
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`Exhibits 1155, 1156.
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`On December 15, 2017, Petitioner filed a petition in IPR2018-00295
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`requesting review of claims 1-48 of the ‘765 patent. This IPR was instituted on June
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`14, 2018. On June 12, 2009, the Board issued a Final Written Decision finding all
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`claims of the ‘765 patent unpatentable. 765 FWD (Exhibit 1129). As part of its
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`Final Written Decision, the PTAB also denied Patent Owner’s contingent Motion to
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`Amend that sought to replace claims 25-32 with substitute claims 49-56. On July
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`12, 2019, Patent Owner filed a Request for Rehearing limited exclusively to the
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`Board’s denial of the Motion to Amend. On November 22, 2019, the Board granted
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`the Request for Rehearing, which is now fully briefed, and the Board’s ruling on the
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`patentability of the substitute claims remains pending.
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`On February 9, 2018, Petitioner filed a petition in PGR2018-0033 requesting
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`review of claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 9,644,170 (“the ‘170 patent”). On August
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`29, 2018, the Board determined that the ‘170 patent was not eligible for post grant
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`review.
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`On June 26, 2018, Petitioner filed petitions in IPR2018-01178 and
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`IPR2018-01179 requesting review of claims 1-31 and claims 32-61 of the ‘453
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`patent, respectively. Both proceedings were instituted on January 14, 2019. On
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`January 13, 2020, the Board issued Final Written Decisions finding claims 1-31 and
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`claims 32-61 unpatentable. 453 FWD I (Exhibit 1157); 453 FWD II (Exhibit 1158).
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`The Board also denied Patent Owner’s contingent motions to amend. Patent Owner
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`On September 21, 2018, Petitioner filed a petition in IPR2018-01730
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`requesting review of claims 1-20 of the ‘752 patent. This IPR was instituted on May
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`12, 2019. On March 6, 2020, the Board issued a Final Written Decision finding
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`claims 1-20 unpatentable, and denied Patent Owner’s contingent motion to amend.
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`752 FWD (Exhibit 1159). Patent Owner did not appeal the Board’s decision.
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`On September 30, 2020, Petitioner filed a petition in IPR2020-01532
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`requesting review of claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 9,644,169 (“the ‘169 patent”).
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`The ‘169 patent, like the ‘046 patent, is in the same patent family and shares a
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`common specification with the ‘877, ‘905, ‘765, ‘453 and ‘752 patents which have
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`already been adjudicated unpatentable.
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`C. Counsel (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10(a))
`Petitioner designates the following individuals as its lead counsel and back-
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`up lead counsel:
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Back-Up Counsel:
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`James F. Harrington
`Reg. No. 44,741
`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
`jfhdocket@hbiplaw.com
`(516) 822-3550
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`Michael I. Chakansky
`Reg. No. 31,600
`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
`micdocket@hbiplaw.com
`(973) 331-1700
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`John T. Gallagher
`Reg. No. 35,516
`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
`jtgdocket@hbiplaw.com
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`Service information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Service on Petitioner may be made electronically by using the following
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`email address: 046ipr@hbiplaw.com and the email addresses above. Service on
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`Petitioner may be made by Postal Mailing or Hand-delivery addressed to Lead and
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`Back-up Counsel at the following address, but electronic service above is
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`This Petition with all associated exhibits has been served on the patent
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`owner at its corporate headquarters, Oskenøyveien 10 No-1327, 1366 Lysaker,
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`Norway, as well as the correspondence address of record for the ‘169 patent:
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`Casimir Jones, S.C., 2275 Deming Way, Suite 310, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §